Chapter 43: Xie Xiuyun's Worries

  Hunter sipped his red wine leisurely, and the big troublemaker Straughan had already been sent to an American warship. Although he was extremely unwilling, this guy was really a troublemaker who couldn't be tolerated by Hunter. What if something happened again that day? Wouldn't everyone have to bury him together? Fortunately, Zhao Zhi helped this time, otherwise Straughan wouldn't have enough lives for the Japanese to take away even with nine lives.

  The identity of the Japanese journalist who died at the Strout Clinic has been clarified. He was a core member of the Japanese Communist Party and came to China this time under the appointment of the Comintern to spy on the Japanese military in the Manchurian-Mongolian region. Everything went smoothly, but when he was delivering intelligence to Soviet agents, his identity was discovered by the North Peace Special High Police Department. After being shot and injured, he escaped into the Strout Clinic. It's a pity for Strout, but the intelligence recorded on the film has been recovered. The CIA will use this intelligence to negotiate with the Russians.

  Hei Guo Strout has already taken the blame, so the credit for obtaining the intelligence naturally goes to Hunter. That's why this guy is so happy, excitedly hiding here drinking wine. This is Zhao Zhi's home after all. Little girl Su Mei stood aside with a pouted mouth, rolling her eyes at Hunter. This big-nosed foreigner was really hateful, always sneaking in when Master wasn't around to steal Master's hidden wine. When Master returns, she'll definitely tell him about it, and from now on, this big-nosed guy won't be allowed into the house again.

  Hante had already seen Su Mei's expression, and he also liked this little girl of Zhao Zhi. However, that was just the affection of an elder towards a younger one. Hante, who was over thirty, liked mature women, and he didn't dare to have any interest in girls like Su Mei who were still young. As if teasing Su Mei on purpose, Hante swallowed a mouthful of wine and said leisurely, "Make me some delicious dishes, and I'll tell you a good news." Seeing Su Mei was about to get angry, Hante quickly added, "It's about your husband, do you want to hear it?"

  "Then you speak, but don't deceive me." Su Mei heard that there was news of Zhao Zhi and her beautiful eyes immediately had some mist. However, she still wouldn't let up and insisted that Han Te speak first. It's been half a month since Zhao Zhi left Shanghai, and both Su Mei and Xie Xiuyun have been very worried. Su Mei knew that Old Han came to their home because he was entrusted by Zhao Zhi to take care of the family, but Old Han just pretended to be stupid and wouldn't say anything about Zhao Zhi's whereabouts or news. The dishes were eaten, the wine was drunk, but when asked about Zhao Zhi, it was as if he knew nothing, as if the sun would rise in the west.

  "Your husband, my good friend Zhao Zhi, will be back in a day or two. He asked me to tell you to prepare the guest rooms on the first floor in advance, as he's bringing some guests back." Hunt was stared at by Su Mei's big eyes and couldn't take it anymore, so he blurted out Zhao Zhi's message all at once. Hunt was also very interested in the people around Zhao Zhi, especially that master of forgery, Morren, whom Eugene seemed to appreciate greatly. Suddenly, Hunt felt a strong desire for Zhao Zhi to return.

  "Xiu Yun jie, Xiu Yun jie, the master is coming back, the master is coming back!" Su Mei ran excitedly up the stairs to the second floor, rushing straight to Xie Xiu Yun's room. Along the way, she shouted and called out, having long forgotten about Xie Xiu Yun's reminder to be reserved, a girl's reserve. Xie Xiu Yun was curled up on the single sofa reading a book, a thick English novel that she had flipped through from cover to cover since morning, but as for what the book was actually saying, she hadn't remembered a thing.

  "Zhao Zhi is coming back, that bad guy is finally coming back!" Xie Xiuyun, who was wandering outside her body, heard Su Mei's excited shout from behind the door and couldn't help but think of Zhao Zhi's mischievous face, feeling a thrill in her heart. She didn't know when it started, but Xie Xiuyun had begun to miss Zhao Zhi a little, perhaps because she had been talking about Zhao Zhi with Su Mei every day, thinking about him day and night, and even having the habit of dreaming at night, most of which were related to Zhao Zhi.

  "Xiu Yun, the master is coming back, Mr. Hant said so." Su Mei pushed open Xiu Yun's door with a few beads of sweat on her nose and chattered non-stop. Hant, Xiu Yun knew that this big-nosed man was friends with Zhao Zhi and they were doing some business together. As an underground party member, Xiu Yun had the necessary vigilance, and this Hant was not as simple as his appearance suggested. Just the thick callus on Hant's right index finger indicated that this foreigner was a frequent gun user, and his identity was far from being just a businessman.

  "Xiu Yun, aren't you happy? Sir is coming back, aren't you happy?" Seeing Xie Xiu Yun's calm expression, without any joy due to Zhao Zhi's impending return, Su Mei couldn't help but ask. Although the servants in the house all said that Sir and Madam didn't get along, yesterday when she and Madam mentioned Sir, Madam's face clearly had a smile on it, and it was a very beautiful smile. But now that Madam heard Sir is coming back, why doesn't she show even a hint of happiness?

  "I was thinking of something else, spaced out." Xie Xiuyun turned her head to look at Su Mei's astonished expression and immediately realized that it might be her own expression that made Su Mei suspicious. She smiled slightly and changed the subject. Su Mei listened to Xie Xiuyun's explanation and then patted her chest with her small hand, "Mr. Hunter also said that he would bring back several guests and asked me to clean up the guest rooms downstairs. I just don't know what kind of people Mr. Hunter's guests are? Will they be good people like him?"

  Xie Xiuyun was amused by Su Mei's non-stop chatter and smiled, "You're just supposed to sweep the guest room, but you're guessing that Mr. has a guest coming, be careful when your husband comes back, he'll punish you by not letting you eat." Little Su Mei playfully stuck out her tongue, pretending to be very afraid, and repeatedly bowed to Xie Xiuyun, "Sister Xiuyun, you're a kind person, please don't tell Mr., I'm still young and need to grow strong, if I don't get food, I won't have the energy to do things, spare me, okay?"

  Xie Xiuyun couldn't help but laugh at Su Mei's silly antics, but her mind had long since wandered far away. Yes, Zhao Zhi was coming back, and her injuries had already healed; it was time to leave. Xie Xiuyun had always wanted to slip away quietly, but clever Su Mei kept whispering in her ear about how great Zhao Zhi was, unknowingly softening Xie Xiuyun's heart a bit. She decided to hold off on leaving until after Zhao Zhi returned, at least wanting to bid him farewell before departing; otherwise, wouldn't she seem too petty?